psj

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Little Italy, Ottawa guy. I mostly like riding my bike around. Also
hacking code, brewing beer, roasting coffee, making
music. Hugging cats. The usual stuff.

Still looking for the best iron ore to use to refine the steel I'll
need to fabricate the razor that I'll eventually use to shave the yak...

psjJul 16, 2025
me relearning that #commonlisp's sort function is destructive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGnePGYgOoA
Every Damn Time

YouTube
psjJan 6, 2025

the #otrain to the airport has "new train smell". i love it.

pulling into the station at #yow made me feel like i live in a real city.

#ottawa #straphanger

psjDec 5, 2024
the real magic of google maps is: how do they know which street name i'm most interested in seeing, so that they can *not display it no matter what*? i've tried fooling it by feigning disinterest by moving the target street to the corner of the view, but still, *the algorithm knows*.
Show threadpsjJul 18, 2024
replying to my #ottbike self here: just rode to osgoode on the link pathway this afternoon, and it's in great shape. hard-packed, no puddles or mud to speak of. good riding!
psjJul 17, 2024
hi #ottbike folks: has anyone ridden the osgoode link pathway in the last few days? specifically, would love to get a sense of whether all this rain has turned it into a muddy mess, or if it's well-packed/well-drained enough to be reasonably passable even with recent weather. any info appreciated!
psjJun 20, 2024
you know you're a certain age when any floyd-steinberg-dithered images evoke nostalgia.
psjJun 15, 2024
true confession: my heavy-ass #konasutra bike rides better with panniers fully-loaded than it does without. it just feels so /solid/. how does /that/ happen?
psjMay 31, 2024

#commonlisp folk: do you LOOP, or do you ITERATE? https://iterate.common-lisp.dev/

why one or the other?

iterate, the extensible iteration construct

psjMay 28, 2024
the fact that #commonlisp's sort function is destructive surprises me every time i use it.
psjMay 26, 2024
#ottbike riding down somerset through chinatown on saturday night at cars-looking-for-parking o'clock is remarkably fun. that's some high-engagement cycling.